Rushmore Riders and Expores 4-H Club Meeting

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Rushmore Riders & Explorers – Rapid City, SD Club Type: Community Club General Leaders: Trisha Miller: 605.209.3131 | trishamiller7@yahoo.com Sara Odden: 605.280.6577 | saraodden@gmail.com Description: Our club is a traditional club, members hold leadership positions such as President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, Etc. and we conduct business meetings, teaching members to use parliamentary procedures (following Roberts Rules of Order). We encourage our members to explore any/all of the 70+ project areas available to them in 4-H, with current members exploring a wide variety of project areas including (but not limited to): Visual Arts, Robotics, Home Environment, Photography, Foods & Nutrition, Clothing & Textiles, Aerospace & Rocketry, Poultry, Food Preservation, Graphic Design, Hobbies & Collections, Geospatial, Fitness & Sports, Writing/Public Speaking, Music, Rabbits, Etc. Some of our members are members in a special interest club (e.g., Bee Club, Shooting Sports, Archery, and Dog Club) in addition to their commitment to our club to really dive into those special interests they have. We are strong believers that 4-H uniquely teaches “life skills” that youth will benefit from throughout their lives. We encourage our members to be involved in Youth-in-Action events such as Special Foods, Public Speaking, Consumer Decision Making, Fashion Revue, etc. Our members currently range in age from 5-18. Currently, our club has middle School and Highschool members for the most part, but all youth is welcomed and we all learn from each other, regardless of age. We take our commitment to community service quite seriously and our club members enjoy our community activities. We have made May Day bags for residents of a local assisted living center, hand out food at the local mobile food pantry (to over 350 people each time!), lay wreaths at the National Cemetery, etc. The awesome thing about 4-H is that kids can do as much or as little as they desire – they can extensively explore one project area or ten (or more!). To complete a year of 4-H, the minimum requirements include a member’s attendance at a minimum of four club meetings, a presentation (to the club or at a contest) on the member’s chosen topic, a completed record book at the end of the year, and exploration of at least one project area during the club year. Ages Accepted: 5-18 Meeting Season: October 1 – September 30 Meeting Days: Third Sunday of every month Meeting Times: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Meeting Location: Walter Taylor 4-H Building (601 E Centre St, Rapid City) Club Dues: None